Category Archives: Gu Xiong Press

Gu Xiong | Waterscapes Review, 2012

Gu Xiong, Becoming Rivers, detail (2010), acrylic on canvas -Nanaimo Art Gallery, Nanaimo BC, Sep 9-Jan 7

By Mia Johnson Preview Gallery Guide January 2012

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ArtNexus, 2003

I am Who I am, mixed media installation, Panama City

Gu Xiong: I Am Who I Am MultipleCity, Panama 2003 (Fundacion Arte Panama) Excerpted from ArtNexus.com Timed to coincide with the nation’s centennial, MultipleCity presented a radical new vision of art as social praxis. The exhibition featured fourteen local and … Continue reading

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Georgia Straight, 2005

In Pepsi Home, from his new photography show at Diane Farris Gallery, Gu Xiong captures the plight of a family that has left the countryside for Shanghai.

Gu Xiong: Shifting By Robin Laurence Georgia Straight September 22, 2005 Gu Xiong has always held a sensitive finger to the cultural pulse. Born in Chongqing, Sichuan Province, in the People’s Republic of China, he was trained there in traditional … Continue reading

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Gu Xiong | The Gazette, 2004

"Here is what I mean", XuBing 2001-2003

Gu Xiong & Xu Bing provide translations & explanations By Katy James The Gazette ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT January 13, 2004 The question “What do you mean?” is, in its simplest form, a very loaded and complex question. It contains both … Continue reading

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